rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to complain; to make a complaint
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
array; muster; line-up; full force
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
close-cropped hair; shaven head
competing; competition; auction
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
deadly serious; deadly earnest
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
to be built up; to be crowded with houses
back street; back alley; off-street
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to invite in; to show someone in
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
trio; gang of three; threesome
sour look; surly face; pout
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
sincere; honest; faithful
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)